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Extra Nourishment.—Fourteen persons have been in receipt of milk and
eggs at the Council's expense. The applications were duly considered
by the After Care Committee. The cost of the extra nourishment was
£69 10s. 6d.
Institutional Treatment.—163 pulmonary patients (89 males and 64
females) received treatment in sanatoria, hospitals or infirmaries during
the year; 46 non-pulmonary patients (24 male and 22 female) were
similarly treated.
Dental Treatment.—Eighteen patients received dental treatment at
the Council's expense, necessitating 76 attendances, at which 85 teeth
were extracted, 14 teeth filled and 43 other dental operations performed.
General anaesthetics were administered on 20 occasions and local on four.
Dentures were provided and fitted in one case. The Council contributed
£4 towards the cost.
Special Treatment.—Five patients had 54 pneumo-thorax refills at a
cost of £28 7s.
X-Ray Examinations.—A number of cases were examined in this way
at various hospitals.
Bacteriological Diagnosis.—Sputum was examined in 474 instances,
232 being specimens sent from the Dispensary and 242 from private
practitionors. The cost was £65 16s.
Sale of Milk by -persons suffering from Tuberculosis.—The Minister of
Health has issued an Order empowering Local Authorities responsible
for administering the Tuberculosis Regulations to prevent infectious
tuberculous persons from engaging in any occupation connected with the
milk trade that would be likely to result in the milk becoming infected.
Aftcr-Care.—The Committee has met regularly during the year and
has done all it can with the limited powers it possesses. As regards
ex-service men, arrangements have been made to secure that the local
agencies of the Ministries of Labour and Pensions will actively co-operate
with the local health authorities in the after-care of ex-service men
suffering from tuberculosis, on their return home after a course of treatment,
or treatment combined with training in a sanatorium. It has been
arranged that six weeks (or as long as possible) before the tuberculous man's
discharge from an institution the notification of the pending discharge
will be sent to the tuberculosis officer of the man's place of residence.
Thereupon special steps will be taken, on the one hand, so that, as far as
possible, the patient shall not return to home conditions which are
likely to prevent the satisfactory progress of the case or to cause a relapse ;